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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Hopkins, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02);
Abstract
An instrument can comprise an instrument body, a cross-pin, and a ring. The instrument body can be configured to be partially inserted into an intramedullary canal of a bone having a bone resection. The cross-pin can extend through the instrument body, and the ring can be movably coupled to the cross-pin and positionable on the bone resection. The ring can be configured to pivot about a longitudinal axis of the cross-pin such that an angle of the ring relative to the instrument body approximates a surface angle of the bone resection relative to the instrument body. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed.